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Swift: How to observe if screen is locked in macOS

I want to detect if the user has locked his screen (in macOS) using Swift.

Based on this answer I’ve created the following code:

import Cocoa
import Quartz

if let dict = Quartz.CGSessionCopyCurrentDictionary() as? [String : Any] {
    let locked = dict["CGSSessionScreenIsLocked"]
    print(locked as? String ?? "")
}

...which seems to work fine if I explicitly run the code.

But how is it possible to observe the value so I get notified when the value got changed?

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo
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You can observe distributed notifications. They are not documented.

let dnc = DistributedNotificationCenter.default()

lockObserver = dnc.addObserver(forName: .init("com.apple.screenIsLocked"),
                               object: nil, queue: .main) { _ in
    NSLog("Screen Locked")
}

unlockObserver = dnc.addObserver(forName: .init("com.apple.screenIsUnlocked"),
                                 object: nil, queue: .main) { _ in
    NSLog("Screen Unlocked")
}
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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With Combine (available on macOS 10.15+):

import Combine

var bag = Set<AnyCancellable>()

let dnc = DistributedNotificationCenter.default()

dnc.publisher(for: Notification.Name(rawValue: "com.apple.screenIsLocked"))
    .sink { _ in print("Screen Locked" }
    .store(in: &bag)

dnc.publisher(for: Notification.Name(rawValue: "com.apple.screenIsUnlocked"))
    .sink { _ in print("Screen Unlocked" }
    .store(in: &bag)
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report
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